Proposal for PROTISTA/bionet.protista (moderated)

USENET newsgroup name:  bionet.protista

Status:                 Moderated

One line Description:   Discusssion on protists (protozoa, algae, zoosporic fungi)

Moderation address:     bionet-protista@net.bio.net
                        (protista-moderator@net.bio.net
                        is an alias for
                        bionet-protista@net.bio.net)

Moderator:             Mark A. Farmer

Mailing list name:     PROTISTA

E-mail address:        protista@net.bio.net

Newsgroup Charter: bionet.protista is a forum for scientific
discussions and a source of information for the community of
biologists interested in any aspect of the biology of protists
(protozoa, algae, zoosporic fungi).  Topics of discussion include
protistan ecology, physiology, cell biology, and systematics. The name
PROTISTA was chosen to reflect the common interest among scientists
who work with a wide variety single celled, eukaryotic organisms and
is intended to be inclusive, "protist" being a fairly neutral term
that is recognized by protozoologists, phycologists, and mycologists
alike.


Functions of the newsgroup:  The newsgroup will facilitate rapid
communication among research scientists and educators investigating
the biology of protists in many biological fields, including but not
limited to cellular biology, molecular biology, developmental biology,
genetics, physiology, ecology, taxonomy, evolutionary biology, etc.
and will thereby allow more rapid progress in research involving
protists.

The newsgroup will provide a forum for discussions of problems, old
and new ideas, journal publications, and recent developments in
protistan research.  The newsgroup will also provide sources of
practical advice, methodologies, answers to frequently asked questions
concerning the biology of protists and techniques used in such
research, and availability of unique reagents for research with
protists (e.g. antibodies, cDNA clones, primers and gene sequences,
DNA libraries, mutants, cultures, etc.).

Finally, the newsgroup will serve as a bulletin board for
announcements of meetings, conferences, job opportunities, and funding
sources of interest to biologists studying protists.

Subscribers are welcome from universities or any academic
institutions, government agencies, medical institutions, and
industrial or commercial organizations.  Contributions within the
functions outlined above are encouraged.

Moderation Policy:  Mass-posted commercial messages, chain letters,
and similar postings not germane to protists will be deleted without
comment. Inappropriate messages posted in good faith will be returned
to the sender.  Messages not strictly within the charter but likely to
be of interest to many subscribers (e.g., messages dealing with topics
of related interest such as biodiversity or evolution) will be
accepted.  Use of the newsgroup for commercial purposes is prohibited.


Mark A. Farmer
Cellular Biology                PHONE: 1-706-542-4080
University of Georgia        FAX: 1-706-542-4271
Biological Sciences Bldg.  E-MAIL: farmer@cb.uga.edu
Athens, Georgia 30602  USA